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AT&T Broadband Introduces Tiered Pricing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the add-a-rheostat-and-a-quarter-slot dept.

Joey Patterson writes "It had to happen sooner or later. CNET reports that AT&T Broadband has introduced a tiered pricing plan called UltraLink (3 Mbps down/384 kbps up) for $79.99/month if you buy your own modem and $82.95/month if you lease one of theirs."

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  1. 1.5Mbps for $45.95/month by hendridm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Must be nice - we're enjoying 500kbit cable for $50/month here in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Damn cows must be sitting on our optic cable.

    1. Re:1.5Mbps for $45.95/month by Clay+Mitchell · · Score: 5, Funny

      yeah, but once you run it through the Canada->US exchange, it's only like 1.25MB/250KB :(

  2. Re:What is the big deal? by mosch · · Score: 5, Funny
    Look, you may not realize this is a total ripoff, but I installed a network, so I do.

    These people are buying T1s for hundreds of dollars a month, then selling us a lousy 3Mbps for $80/mo. That's a rediculous amount of profit!

    We need to contact our government representatives, and do something to prevent this sort of gouging now, before it's too late.